Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 441.5
Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, ruptured
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 441.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 441.5 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 441.5 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I71.8 Aortic aneurysm of unspecified site, ruptured
Approximate Synonyms
  • Ruptured aneurysm of aorta
  • Ruptured aortic aneurysm
Applies To
  • Rupture of aorta NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 441.5:
  • Aneurysm (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (ruptured) (saccular) (varicose) 442.9
  • Dilatation
    • aorta (focal) (general) (see also Ectasia, aortic) 447.70
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Hodgson's 441.9
      • ruptured 441.5
  • Ectasia, ectasis
    • aorta (see also Ectasia, aortic) 447.70
      • with aneurysm 441.9
      • ruptured 441.5
  • Hodgson's disease (aneurysmal dilatation of aorta) 441.9
    • ruptured 441.5
  • Necrosis, necrotic
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
  • Sacculation
    • aorta (nonsyphilitic) (see also Aneurysm, aorta) 441.9
      • ruptured 441.5
      • syphilitic 093.0
  • Widening aorta (see also Ectasia, aortic) 447.70
    • ruptured 441.5
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